H.RES.706: Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced June 26, 2012
  • Latest Major Action June 28, 2012

Bill Summary

Authorizes the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the Committee to seek declaratory judgments affirming the duty of Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to comply with any subpoena that is a subject of the resolution accompanying H.Rept. 112-546 issued to him by the Committee as part of its investigation into the...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 95, 5 Present (Roll no. 442).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 708 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of debate on the resolution equally divided and controlled. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution accompanying the report and the resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for one motion to refer, if offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan, debatable for 10 minutes. The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 706.
Rule H. Res. 708 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 708.
The resolution provides for consideration of the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of debate on the resolution equally divided and controlled. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution accompanying the report and the resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for one motion to refer, if offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan, debatable for 10 minutes. The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 706.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 708, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on H. Res. 706.
June 26, 2012

Introduced in the House by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

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